At 08:42 PM 1/15/2009, Allyssa Edwards wrote: >I was just going through and filling in some of my Adams lines, and I notice >an inconsistency. I see in various online sources, the birth listed as >October 30 1735 in Quincy, Massachusetts. Now I know that online sources are >far from always reliable, but will the information running so rampantly, I >just want to know if there's a source to support this. In my own records, I >have him as being born October 19 1735 in Braintree, Mass. Allyssa - He was born in Braintree - Quincy wasn't incorporated until 1792. The date of 19-Oct-1735 from Braintree TR, p. 772, is correct. Dale H. Cook, Member, NEHGS and MA Society of Mayflower Descendants; Plymouth Co. MA Coordinator for the USGenWeb Project Administrator of http://plymouthcolony.net ____________________________________________________________ Paying too much for your home? Click to refinance at a lower rate. http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2141/fc/PnY6rw2QDxltUA0PgFEU4yIPugIuTJpGCoSiI4fbobffM7eQLDWTQ/

-----Original Message----- From: genmassachusetts-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:genmassachusetts-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Dale H. Cook Sent: Thursday, January 15, 2009 7:11 PM To: genmassachusetts Subject: Re: [GENMASSACHUSETTS] Birth of President John Adams? At 08:42 PM 1/15/2009, Allyssa Edwards wrote: >I was just going through and filling in some of my Adams lines, and I notice >an inconsistency. I see in various online sources, the birth listed as >October 30 1735 in Quincy, Massachusetts. Now I know that online sources are >far from always reliable, but will the information running so rampantly, I >just want to know if there's a source to support this. In my own records, I >have him as being born October 19 1735 in Braintree, Mass. Allyssa - He was born in Braintree - Quincy wasn't incorporated until 1792. The date of 19-Oct-1735 from Braintree TR, p. 772, is correct. Dale H. Cook, Member, NEHGS and MA Society of Mayflower Descendants; Plymouth Co. MA Coordinator for the USGenWeb Project Administrator of http://plymouthcolony.net ____________________________________________ 19 Oct 1735 was his birth date under the Old Style (Julian) calendar. That would be 30 Oct 1735 by today's (Gregorian) calendar. See the article on OS-NS dates in Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Style_and_New_Style_dates Jim Bullock